Wade Fergusen 🇺🇸 US Citizen (self-certified)

This law has two related parts: First it creates a new type of visa for immigrants without legal documentation who have been in the country for over 5 years with no criminal activity. These visas do NOT provide a path to citizenship, but they do guarantee that the individual can remain in the country to work, live, and study without fear of deportation. The only condition is that the visa is revoked upon a violent felony conviction. Second, this law requires that employers validate that all workers, including contractors, are legally in the country and allowed to work via the existing e-verify system (e-verify.gov). Violations carry a fine.